standing around under a tree. Several appear to be looking at something
off to the right -- Rover?]

One day when he came home from the hills he said: "We must not let Rover
be idle all his life. He must learn to do something useful. I shall take
him to the hills in the morning and teach him to look after the sheep.
He will be a great help to me, and I will be a good master to him."

So the next morning Rover started off with his master, looking very
proud and happy. At first it was hard to make the dog take care of the
sheep in the right way. He thought it was great fun to run after them
and bark at their heels, but he did not know when to bark and when to be
quiet. However, he did his best to learn, and when the shepherd went
home he said that Rover would make a very useful dog.



THE LOST SHEEP.


Soon the snow began to fall and it was pleasant to sit round the fire
and watch the great logs crackling on the hearth. They were all very
happy at the cottage and Rover was sure that he had the best home in the
world.

One bitterly cold night the wind blew in great gusts. In some way the
door of the sheep-shed blew open and in the morning not one of the sheep
could be seen. The poor things were so tired of being shut up that they
had wandered off in the cold.